coronavirus in Canada

Andray Domise: The forced use of digital technologies—Slack, Microsoft Teams and Zoom—to mediate our relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic, continues to provide a boon to companies who have been known to never let a good crisis go to waste

Corey Mintz: The closure of local, neighbourhood-focused, independently owned restaurants is going to leave a hole in our lives

First-class travel tickets, six-figure salaries and luxury goods—for Canadian fashion influencers, business has hit an all-time low

Perhaps the coronavirus is showing us that in the 21st century, cash is no longer king

’I realized how important rituals are in response to the chaotic experience of grief. I feel disoriented right now because I’m not able to provide families with those comforts.’

David Hollander: Nerf basketball happens to be the best version of basketball that fuels the imagination to jettison us beyond our confines. When I need to mentally elevate—literally think outside the box—I turn to Nerf.

Alex Neve: There is no doubt that governments across Canada have launched important programs and announced unprecedented funding, but they do so without a thorough human rights analysis

Timothy Sly: The entire population is still susceptible, and the virus has not gone away. It’s lurking, waiting for the opportunity to infect innocent Canadians as they push open the gate and rush out toward spring barbecues.

Sadiya Ansari: In North America, instead of seeing masks as a form of communal protection, they evoke panic

Here’s a collection of what people are going through during the coronavirus lockdown